Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?

Subject: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 07:26 AM

Well, OzCatters it's almost that time of the year again. Time to gather songs, instruments, family, friends, woolly clothes, camping gear & head for our nation's capital in autumn, which as we all know can get bloody cold, even freezing some nights. But the days are normally warm & the music is great, too.

So who will be there - the Sydney push will include me, JennyO, JennieG, freda underhill, Bob Bolton, Callie2, Chicky, Chris Maltby

And we can meet up with Hrothgar, Joybell & her True Love, Canberra Chris, & all the rest.

Last year Bob made badges & I'm sure he can throw toghther a few more for those who don't have them. Some of us even have Mudcat t-shirts to wear, too!

So add yourself to the list, then all we gotta sort out is WHERE & WHEN.

Any overseas Catters planning to join us?

bye for now
sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Little Robyn
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 01:48 PM

I wish I could but the ditch is too wide at the moment.
Robyn in NZ

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 02:41 PM

Any chance of you Antipodeans letting us have reports of what's going on at WOMADelaide and Port Fairy?

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennieG
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 01:07 AM

HI Sandra,

I have nearly finished knitting The Big Dark Green Aran Jumper in preparation for those cold Canberra nights. I'm sure it will be needed.
Sounds like a song doesn't it...could be sung to the tune of "Big Rock Candy Mountain"...."Big Green Aran Jumper"!
Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 06:07 AM

Countess Richard - one of my friends is at WOMADelaide, I'll send her an email asking for a report. I don't know anyone from Sydney who went to Port Fairy, maybe other Catters can help you there.
sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 06:22 AM

Thanks very much Sandra. The Eliza Carthy Band and Jim Moray are there now and touring throughout March. It would be really great to now how they're getting on and what else is happening...

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 06:59 AM

tis Festival Season here & lotsa' great o/s acts are here - Martyn Wyndham-Read, Iris Bishop & John Dipper will be at my folk club in April & Pete Morton in March. Jez Lowe will be at my other club next week, & Gilly Darby will be at JennyO's club soon.

Other acts include Steeleye Span, Ralph McTell, Kristina Olsen, Emily Smith band, Bib Brozman, James Keelahan ...

Then there are all the great Oz acts - Danny Spooner, Kate & Ruth, Judy Small, Women in Docs, Bernard Carney, Enda Kenny, The Fagans, Dave de Hugard ...

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 07:28 AM

Sounds like lots of fun, England is quite empty right now. Of course, you're well familiar with Martin W-R but do keep a close eye on John Dipper - he's one of our great new(ish) up-and-comings, involved also in the English Acoustic Collective and Patterson Jordan Dipper.

But we've got the Fagans coming here for Sidmouth in August! Hooray!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 10:45 AM

Sandra-

Sounds like you have some of our favorite performers at the Sydney folk clubs. Love to catch James KEELAGHAN and Jez Low together sometime.

I do hope someone will lead "Dead Dog Cider" at the Festival with my chorus, and maybe a C. Fox Smith song or two.

Give my best to everyone, and a hug for the little bears.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 10:37 PM

Hymn singing 10.00 am Sunday

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 06:17 AM

Charley - Jez LOWE & James will be performing together this season as they have done in the past, but not in Sydney. Unfortunately James is appearing in Sydney the same night I have MWR so I can only see him at the National.

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennyO
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 07:25 AM

Charley, thought you might be interested to know that the Roaring Forties will be supporting James Keelahan at the Merry Muse in Canberra on the 30th April.

Jenny

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 10:58 AM

;~)
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: alison
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 09:11 PM

I'll be there

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Callie
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 11:22 PM

I'll be there.
by the way - Callie is back and Callie2 is dead. It was a cookie thing.

Subject: Who's going to the AUSTRALIAN National?
From: Joybell
Date: 09 Mar 04 - 09:40 PM

Thanks McGrath for pointing out the difference on the other thread with a similiar title.
So here's one for the other National. Joy

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I moved this message here from another thread on the same topic.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: GUEST,freda
Date: 09 Mar 04 - 09:45 PM

welcome back Callie!

I'll be there - with bells on!!!

see you all in a session somewhere!!


fred

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Mar 04 - 06:43 AM

the company is growing!! & so is the red & black shawl I will be wearing @ the National.

Only 28 more sleeps before I get on the train to Canberra! Fortunately only about 18" of shawl to knit.

sandra (keep your mittens off JennyO, or knit your own red & black something to wear at Solidarity Choir gigs.)

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Mar 04 - 08:13 AM

Countess Richard - Dot has started writing up her impressions of WOMADelaide & I'll pass it on when I have it.

oop, Alison, fancy leaving you out of the Sydney list.

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennieG
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 01:35 AM

Are we going to have a get-together like we did last year at that pub in Civic? I will be going to Canberra the weekend before Easter as I'm volunteering again.
Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 02:56 AM

G'day Ozcatters all,

I just popped in my leave form to allow me to get down to Canberra Monday 5 ... so I can get to the Master Classes (Iris Bishop - accompaniment on accordion [& concer ... ?]). The get-together worked pretty well last year ... real beer, brewed on premises did not hurt the overall effect!

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Joybell
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 03:52 AM

Sounds great count me in for meetings and all. Joy

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: freda underhill
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 04:13 AM

I don't know whether I'll be able to get there that early, but Bob, I'm looking for a badge!

I hope to see you all there, during the festival somehow.

freda

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennyO
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 09:06 AM

I'd like to get there for the get together in Civic, but Easter is at the beginning of the school holidays this year, and I'm not sure if I can get those days at the end of term off yet. What night would the get together be? Thursday would probably be easier to do than Wednesday, but I see that there are a couple of opening events on Thursday night.

Jenny

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Joybell
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 04:49 PM

We won't arrive until Friday, probably. Have to fill in the house sitter on possum care and all. It's a two-day trip. True-love's first spot is Saturday. I'm studying the photo pages so as to try to spot everyone.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 06:29 PM

G'day freda,

I'll knock out another batch of laminated badges for (A)NFF 2004:

... any other takers?

(I do have a running list ... somewhere at home!

Regard(les)s,

Bob

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: GUEST,freda
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 06:48 PM

thanks so much Bob!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennyO
Date: 11 Mar 04 - 09:50 PM

You're studying the photo pages, Joybell? I'd better hurry up and get something on there! I'm working on putting up a profile at the moment.

Actually, if you look in Events, you will find me in some photos -

"JennyO's grandson Max born 14 July 2003 9:38am" (4th and 5th picture down in part 2),

and "bill\sables &Lorna's World Tour, Dec. 2003 - Jan. 2004" (2nd picture in part 2, along with Bob Bolton, freda underhill, and Alison in front).

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennieG
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 01:30 AM

Jenny,

I have done some fancy footwork to have the last week of the term off so I can go to Canberra early. Himself won't be able to volunteer this year before the festival as he started a new job this week. If it won't be possible to meet in the lead-up to the festival perhaps we can make a time and place over the weekend?

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Bates from Birregurra
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 02:42 AM

G'day Bob and all the other Mudcatters

I'll be in Canberra (early camping in EPIC) from Monday 5th April, still have the badge from last year. Look forward to seeing you at the National. Bob, keep me posted on any organised "events" for mudcatters.

Cheers

Keith Maxwell

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 05:18 AM

Not sure how I'll go for the Thursday night, as I'm volunteering this time, as well as doing the hymn singing, and the rostrer is on the computer at work.

... but I'll be there somewhere.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 07:48 AM

Maybe those of us who will be there Wed can meet then. And we can meet
at various places/events over the weekend.

Joybell - you can find more Oz Mudcatter pics on Charley Noble's homepage

Charley's homepage

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennyO
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 08:32 AM

Well, I asked for the Thursday off, so should be able to be there by Thursday night. I didn't even ask about Wednesday, cos it's a fairly new job, and I thought it might be a bit much to ask. So if you have a get together on Thursday I can go, but not if it's Wednesday.

Jenny

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennieG
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 11:02 PM

And of course we will all be singing our lungs out in Hrothgar's Sunday Morning Session!

Won't we?!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: freda underhill
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 11:11 PM

i hope to be there Thursday night..

no, make that, I WILL be there thursa night - sandra, what time are you booked on the train/bus? i might see if i can get on that one with you.

we can share a cab!

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Joybell
Date: 13 Mar 04 - 06:10 PM

Oh! Great! Bob I'd love a badge if you can manage it.
Thanks Sandra and Jenny I'll keep looking at the photo pages. And I'll be there on Sunday morning. I love to sing hymns. Joy

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 Mar 04 - 06:50 AM

Hrothgar leads a good singing session for anyone who loves a good sing, & my Jewish friend knew more hymns than I did!

But I stopped going to Sunday School (koff koff) years ago & he's an old folkie from waaaaay back.

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Canberra Chris
Date: 14 Mar 04 - 05:32 PM

Yes, I'll be there of course. Sorry, been off air a bit, lead up to Easter just happens to be the nightmare work season for me.

I've got Bob's badge somewhere, now where did I ...

Shiny Bums didn't get up for the National this year, despite a great proposal, that included linking up with Victorian shiny bums Enda Kenny, Bruce Watson et al for a 'Chili Con Carnage' concert to include a re-write of 'South of the Border, on flexi-time pay', in a finale backed by the brass section of the Great Southern Band. Oh, and the creation of the Tiny Shiny Bums in the Kids Tent.

Oh well, maybe its time for a National Folk Festival Fringe to emerge. How about the Phoenix Festival, for acts to rise again (appropriate for Easter) from the ashes of the unfathomable single brain NFF selection process.

Meanwhile maybe real life is taking over where staged events leave off. This weekend was the 30th Wedding Anniversary of Shiny Bums Pat and Arminel Ryan, who returned with assembled company to the bush hut in the Brindabella hills where they had their original wedding reception. It was actually meant for last year, but plans were interrupted by the 2003 firestorm. Miraculously the hut itself survived, though everything burnt up to its walls. We had bush dancing and an impromptu concert round the campfire. The plaque ironically also survived "The pine trees that beautify this picnic spot were planted by ..."

Chris

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennieG
Date: 14 Mar 04 - 06:04 PM

I love the idea of a NFF Fringe! Chris, please pass on my best wishes to Pat and Arminel - they know me as Jennie Richards
Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Joybell
Date: 14 Mar 04 - 06:14 PM

We're fringe types too, I reckon. Sounds like a good idea. Could I come in my fringed jacket with the eagle on the back? Joy

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennyO
Date: 14 Mar 04 - 09:38 PM

We could call it the "Mary Ellen Carter" festival cos we are rising again. Enda could sing it to kick the thing off.

Honestly I don't know what goes on in the minds of those people. Your collaboration would have been a huge hit, but they don't seem to see that - too busy being politically correct and whatever else determines their thinking. Have they never seen one of your concerts with the audiences packed to the rafters? Nah, probably couldn't get in.

See ya there, Chris.

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 07:04 AM

maybe we could have a Salon de Refuses ('scuse my deplorable French, but it's almost 4 decades since I studied French)

The Bums, the 40's, Enda, Bruce, the mob from Traynors, the NTites, the WAites, the unaccompanied singers ... & not forgetting all the acts from Victoria, the Featured State!

One of my interstate friends will not be there for 2 reasons - lack of interest in many of the booked acts & his claim to be too old for camping in the Canberra climate! But as I said to him, I'll have fun with friends even if I don't go to concerts/wrkshops all day & night long.

see ya there

sandra

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Joybell
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 06:00 PM

I got a refusal. Can I join the club Sandra? True-love did get in but not with me. We got in last year so I'm not really complaining. Now that we are out of sinc we probably won't get in again for a few years at least. I offered a theme concert called, "Victorian in Time and Place". Songs from the 19th century as sung in Victoria. Hoped it might have a good chance for Victoria's year. Anyway I'll be there and am looking forward to the whole thing. Joy

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 11:40 PM

Someone wanted a report on Port Fairy - but I can't give that. I was at the Blue Mountains festival last weekend and Eliza Carthy and her lads were there with plenty more. It was a taste of Canberra weather too - nice scotch mist - jumpers and (shock) long trousers desirable...

I saw Eliza once (she was only there on Sunday for 2 gigs), The Fagans 3 times and Kate Fagan (with help from James) once. Lots of good mountains people and a bit more blues this year.

Lynne and Greg Hudson are doing 3 house concerts at Lawson to catch some of the big names drifting past this year - Jez Lowe, James Keelahan and Martin W-R (I don't have the leaflet handy but I can supply details). All supported by the Blue Mts Union Choir.

All I have to do is get council elections out of the way and then I can think about the National...

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Chris Maltby
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 11:44 PM

That "GUEST" was me - my cookie got eaten.

And yes, Eliza Carthy was pretty impressive though I'd want to see a few more of her shows to get a better feel for her style...

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 12:38 AM

G'day Sandra,

... Salon de Refuses ...

At least I resisted ... and I would have made it more like: "Salon des Refusés ...!

Regard(les)s,

Bob

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: JennieG
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 01:37 AM

Bob,

We could have a big wheely bin as a logo....

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 04:52 AM

Because we know we've wheelie bin ignored?

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 05:13 AM

That was me wanting to know what had happened in Port Fairy (and WOMADelaide and elsewhere). Thanks, Chris for that bit about Blue Mountains festival. There are some lovely pictures too which someone sent to her site here.

Has anyone seen Jim Moray yet?

Subject: RE: Ozcatters meet @ the National @ Easter?
From: rich-joy
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 05:18 AM

Without wishing to antagonise Dearest Hrothgar yet again (love ya work, Rog!), I 'll just say that there are QUITE a number of LONG-TIME folkies from the NT, WA and Qld, who are boycotting The NOT-The-National Folk Festival ...

Interesting though, to hear about you Southerners not getting a guernsey either - coz we'd assumed it was all "Golden Triangle" stacked!!!

Yep, Fringes and Furbelows sounds the way to go!!

Cheers! R-J